Double eyelet socket



Jan. 16, 1940. H. C. APPEL V DOUBLE EYELET SOCKET Filed April 2, 1957 afg-:57

`Patented Jan. '16, Ie n N xUNITEDIfSTA-fria:s; PATENT OFI-ice DOUBLE EYELET sooKE'rI Harry C. Appel, Great Kills,`St`aten` Island, N. Y., e

I assignorto United-Carr Fastener Corporation,

grbridge, Mass., a eorporationeof Massachup Appliemon April 2,1937, serial No. 134,570

solaims. (o1. 24a-22o) My invention aims to provide improvements in in contact with the base ilange 4 and is turned I snap fasteners and particularly in snap fastener into the. neck f6. At the same time the end IIJ socket installations. I e e of the tubular portion 5 is upset by one of the In the drawing, which illustrates a preferred toolsand flanged inwardly (Fig. 3) While at the 5 Iembodirnentof my invention: same time being forced tightly against the eye- 5 p Figure I1 is a plan View of one side of a socket let 3; Thus the end portions 9 and Ill hold the installation showingmy invention; I parts firmly together and the inwardly anged Fig. 2 is a plan view of the other Isideof the end ID and bead 6a surround stud-receiving I vsocket installation; I apertures I I and I2.

" Fig. 3 is Ianenlarged vertical section through The stud installation includes `asupporting 10v a complete snap fastener installation showing meansk I3 and-a stud I4 which may be of any a stud inserted from the side of the socket instalsuitable construction and the stud is preferably I lation shown in Fig.` 1; "1 e e resilient.I e e e e Fig. 4 is an enlarged section similar to Fig.` 3, With my improved socket installation it will l5 butIwith the stud entered from the other side of e be apparent that the stud I4 may be snapped into l5 `zo bers;

the socket installation; e I l ,I engagementtherewith from either side. as clear- IFig. 5 is a section of the parts of the socket 1y shown `in Figs. 3 and 4. Thus I have provided showing their shapes prior to assembly; I .I a simple, inexpensive construction` which has Fig. 6 isa plan view of one ofthe socket mein various uses and is neat and compact;

I p e Ip I I I While I have illustrated and described a pre- 90 Fig. 7 is a side elevation of the socket member ferredfembodiment of my invention, I do not wish I shown in Fig. 6; to be .limited thereby, as the scope of my inven- Fig. 8 is a plan view of the othersockvet mem; tion is bestIdefined by the following claims. ber; and vI clairnzI I I Fig. 9 is a side elevation of the socket member 1. In a snap fastener installation, a stud-re- 25 e shown in Fig. 8. J ceiving socket member adapted to be secured to My invention, which relates partioularlyto the a supporting member. said Socket member being socket means, is particularlydesirable on certain f Open al?` ODDOSC ends fOI the FSCBD'COII 0f 8 installations where it is useful to engage a stud cooperating Snap fastener stud member nsertwith the socket from either side. Heretofore it able from either end, said socket member com- 30 I was necessary to useItwo sockets securedv back to DlSng n tubular Stud-receiving DOIGOII adapted back. With my socket installation I `have re-` to extend throughthe Supporting member and I duced the parts to a minimum in number and to fOlmed Wlh,J flanged base for engaging Une end the simplest possible form so that a single socket thereof, Said tubular 4stuckreceiving portion bet" `is provided and with which a stud may be enl ing frmedwfhiedlled neck DOIT/inns defining 35 gaged from either side. e e e anIannular recess adjacent the flanged base and I Referring now to the particular socket instal-" at thenutel fe` end, and a Clamping member lation selected for illustration` of my invention,` I `CO'IllIiIiSirlgI a tubular element` surrounding the I have shown n Carrying medium Land a pair of tubular studfreceiving portion and having a 0I telescoping eyelets 2 and 3f The eyelet 2 has `a nongedf-bs fOr engaging the Opposite face 0f 40 `baseiiange 4, a tubular portion 5 extending from the .Supporting member, the 8nd 0f the tubular thecenter of saidIbase ange and a neck 6 fornielement 0f the Clamping member @Xtendng into I ing an annular bead 6'? surrounding the opening 11d-sented in Sad annular IeCeSS.

in the tubular portion 5 neartne base nange, es p .2I Annan fastener installation comprising an I `shown in Figs. 56 and '1. The other eyelet 3 Openended socket member adapted to receive a 45 has a base flange 'I and a tubular portion 3. The e stud lmernber from either end, said socket memtubular portion s is larger indiaineterrrig. 5) ber comprising a tubular Stud-receiving portion than the tubular portion 5 of the eyelet 2 for having a anged base at one end and a reduced purposes hereinafter described; I neck portion adjacent said flanged end deiining To `assemble the parts ofI the socketinstalla-` an annular seat,` `a clamping member having a im"I tion I first form an aperture through the carry- Iil-a-nged base and atubularelement surrounding ling medium I and then insertthe eyelets 2I and 3 the tubular ,stud-receiving" portion, the free end by the use of suitable tools (not shown).` .As of Ithetubularelement ofthe clamping member the eyelets are brought together in telescoping extending inwardly into locking engagement 5 relation the end 9 of the tubular portion cornes with` the annular `seat formed by said reduced Ils neck portion, and the free end of said tubular stud-receiving portion having an inwardly-projecting annular rib.

3. A snap fastener installation comprising an open ended socket member adapted to receive a stud member from either end, said socket member comprising a tubular stud-receiving portion having an integral flanged base at one end and a reduced neck portion adjacent said anged u) end dening an annular seat, a clamping mem-f ber having a anged base and a tubular element surrounding the tubular stud-receiving portion, the free `end of the tubular element of the c1amping member extending inwardly into locking engagement With the annular seat formed by said reduced'neck portion, and the free end of said tubular stud-receiving portion having an in- Wardly-projectng annular rib. 

